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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jan 10
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
648 head
▼ 1,353 vs last sale 2,001▼ 1,715 vs year ago 2,363 · −72.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 109▼ 61 vs year ago 183 · −33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 30▲ 80 vs year ago 30 · +266.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs mostly steady to 2.00 higher over 450 lbs mostly steady to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers mixed with the better heifers under 450 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher over 450 lbs 2.00-8.00 lower. Supply was light with good demand. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $224.45/cwt on 271 head.
Average price
$224.45
271 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,212
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$526
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$54.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.38
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538231.341,246212
Medium and Large 2555201.341,11855
Medium and Large 3406177.257204thin
One grade step is worth $54.09/cwt here — about $526 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale271 hd
224.45
—
AR average8 barns · 1,679 hd
229.83
−5.38
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,647111.591,83815
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43392.791,33016
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21487.321,06057
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,08477.0683527

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,267$1,36361
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$1,3752thin

Every lot

93 lots · USDA AMS · North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2300301.00/cwt301.00–301.009031
Steers—Medium and Large 1326318.55/cwt315.00–329.001,03816
Steers—Medium and Large 1379313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,1867
Steers—Medium and Large 1408305.96/cwt303.00–314.001,24812
Steers—Medium and Large 2444250.45/cwt248.00–273.001,11210
Steers—Medium and Large 1461290.33/cwt269.00–297.001,3389
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added503298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,49913
Steers—Medium and Large 2509250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2735
Steers—Medium and Large 3510210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522253.17/cwt251.00–255.001,3229
Steers—Medium and Large 1539279.38/cwt269.00–288.001,50613
Steers—Medium and Large 1578254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,4684
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy578235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3582
Steers—Medium and Large 2592226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3386
Steers—Medium and Large 2608202.91/cwt180.00–226.001,2342
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added613265.50/cwt256.00–271.001,62841
Steers—Medium and Large 1619250.58/cwt243.00–267.001,55122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631233.34/cwt231.00–235.001,47212
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned648200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2962
Steers—Medium and Large 1664234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,5548
Steers—Medium and Large 2670200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,5438
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned685190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3021
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy700204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721214.79/cwt214.00–215.501,54921
Steers—Medium and Large 1734219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,6075
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2793200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5866
Steers—Medium and Large 1860208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,7894
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328216.50/cwt200.00–230.007103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335258.16/cwt253.00–264.0086517
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370196.00/cwt195.00–197.007252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380270.99/cwt251.00–287.001,03013
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410167.00/cwt167.00–167.006851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428266.02/cwt259.00–271.001,13910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2443232.56/cwt220.00–243.001,03013
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475150.00/cwt150.00–150.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480227.52/cwt225.00–230.001,09212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483246.66/cwt241.00–263.001,19117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added507243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,23218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524235.33/cwt231.00–239.001,23331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2537204.69/cwt180.00–212.001,0997
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568221.61/cwt214.00–223.001,25912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568194.98/cwt190.00–200.001,1072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open582222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,29221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy605150.00/cwt150.00–150.009082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open606216.72/cwt216.00–218.001,31314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added615218.59/cwt218.00–219.001,34427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1643200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,28617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open657200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3149
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675168.04/cwt160.00–175.001,1343
Heifers—Medium and Large 2733180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open781192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5006
Heifers—Medium and Large 2805137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1037
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2312240.00/cwt220.00–261.007493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1337317.02/cwt313.00–318.001,0685
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385278.79/cwt260.00–281.001,0739
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385175.65/cwt150.00–200.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1386296.32/cwt295.00–297.001,1443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2412255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,0511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463268.37/cwt245.00–275.001,24314
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527214.46/cwt200.00–235.001,1303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1546241.27/cwt235.00–245.001,3178
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569227.82/cwt220.00–236.001,2968
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573200.19/cwt180.00–231.001,1478
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy608175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623210.62/cwt205.00–219.001,3123
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned645201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,2961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,3931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2760191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1762194.67/cwt194.00–196.001,4833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1880149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,3112
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,488104.69/cwt102.00–107.001,5587
Bulls——1,52590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,3731
Bulls——1,823121.58/cwt115.00–127.002,2167
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83352.51/cwt50.00–55.004372
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07472.82/cwt69.00–76.007829
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12182.52/cwt78.00–87.0092516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20387.25/cwt84.00–91.501,05050
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22896.22/cwt95.00–98.001,1824
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38276.55/cwt75.00–80.001,0583
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41890.83/cwt89.00–92.001,2888
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44896.28/cwt93.00–100.001,3947
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,2221
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01398.73/cwt87.00–112.001,00015
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,374.88/head1,350.00–1,400.001,3752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06392.65/cwt91.00–94.009859
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2671,363.41/head1,150.00–1,550.001,36361
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,35290.17/cwt90.00–91.001,2197

This sale against other markets

Arkansas weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.